Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel

"1920Swan's Island Historical Society People who lived in other parts of the island would sometimes travel to the Harbor (Swan's Island village) and…"

Stetson Historical Society

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Cary Memorial Library

"Approximately 2,000 people are regular patrons, and the library averages 10,000 items in circulation each year."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 1 of 4

"… at the period, it is clear that both Wabanaki peoples and White women were actively involved in the region’s economy."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Passamaquoddy Hereditary Chief Francis Joseph Neptune

"His first duty was to protect the Passamaquoddy people and becoming allies with the colonists at the time protected most."

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"… Lubec, January 21, 1934Lubec Historical Society People revel in weather extremes, and eagerly document their suffering with photographs."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"… 400 buildings were destroyed and more than 1,000 people lost their homes. Yet, according to masonic records, from 1775 to 1786, the Grand Lodge…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"Even today many of the town’s people take special pride in claiming the Holmans as their ancestors. Peter Holman’s legacy lives on through his…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"It is estimated that 500,000 people saw the Pageant in person with many millions watching the events on television."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… Mill.) Another early settler, Joseph Fairbanks, first settled on the “Norton Farm” on Titcomb Hill in 1792 and set out the first orchard in the…"

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"Candage described the enduring allure of Blue Hill that offset the privations of the first settlers: “….they saw what everyone else has seen who has…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"It was called the Union Grove Association. The First Baptist Church was first known as the Chapel Association, organized in 1888."

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"… a new School of X-Ray Technology accepted its first students, with Patricia Kane as the first graduate."

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"This being their first landing of a passenger and freight steamer from the outside world. The truckmen will please take off their hats while reading…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"Although more people were playing the game, it does not necessarily follow that they all played it well."

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… settler spectrum from the Vaughans were the young people who came to Hallowell with limited means, good educations and a determination to succeed."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village Schools

"This building has been well used throughout the years, and hopefully it will stand for many years to come. Many teachers, students and towns people…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"The name Abenaki has an Algonquian root, meaning "people from the east." Settlement patterns suggest a rather fluid arrangement for the Eastern…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The movement of new people into the settlement stopped, money became scarce, and the economic situation worsened."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… rose in popularity and employed thousands of people over the next seventy-five years. Did you know that the ice industry came to Hallowell almost…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… rose in popularity and employed thousands of people over the next seventy-five years. Did you know that the ice industry came to Hallowell almost…"

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"The Peavy stick was a tool that logging people used while they were on the logs. It had a hook on the end with a handle and was used to turn the logs…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"… Street, Hallowell, 1968Hubbard Free Library The people behind one of the leading factories in Hallowell were twin brothers, William C."